I didn´t watch Belzebuth(2017) for quite some time because I thought that it is some possession Exorcist clone or something. Boy, I was wrong. This one is brutal! Tired and traumatized police inspector Ritter (excellent Joaquin Cosio) investigates the school massacre which looks pretty clear to solve in the beginning. He discovers that there is something totally different and sinister underneath and that nothing is as it seems, especially when priest Vasilio Canetti (Tobin Bell) mixes in his work and they begin desperate race with time.
Now, everything in this movie is just right. Story, acting led by Cosio and legendary Tobin Bell (Jigsaw of Saw movies fame, eh?), dark, dark story with almost no happy ending in sight, sadness, atmosphere, melancholy, topped with brutal death scenes that spare no one not even babies. There is a twist at the end of the movie which was not unpredictable and a little bit clicheed but the movie is done so good, that everything is forgiven. If you love horror, you will love Belzebuth.
Well, here it is, four songs from the depths of Hell, ready to take your black heart and melt your face off. The title song is for me one of the best on this release, kinda reminding me of Japanese Balzac in vocal lines and melodies. Production is gritty, diy and murky, kinda brings that vibe of darkness in the music, but also melancholy and melody. The Dark Passenger is a song with more of a metal vibe, I can even hear some goth influences in the midst of guitar work through the song structure. I must also commend clever use of samples on this record, I love that if they are done and used with style. Burking Method is for me best song besides above mentioned title song, having that awesome melancholic and dark main guitar melody combined with harsh sung vocals, killer song! Blood Spell brings back the horrorpunk singing along with many ooo parts and reminds me why I love this genre of music so much! So, go write to the guys and support them, you will not be sorry when you hear the e.p.
8 Up Records is a great record label and this Halloween they released free compilation with nice horrorpunk bands on it, delivering their goods.
I remember how I loved compilations while growing up in the nineties snail mail tape trading days, with fanzines and flyers for gigs being late for couple of weeks hehe. But, that had its charms, waiting for the mailman and that package envelope when it arrived, all the excitement. Also, compilations helped me discover some bands who later became my close friends and my favorite bands. This one contains 20 songs, some being better, some being a bit less better depending on your personal musical taste. This is all punk, horrorpunk or death rock. The bands that are just to my personal taste on this one are RatBatSpider, Dead End Lane, Despised NJ, The Haunting, but this compilation is full of great horrorpunk music and new bands for you to discover, and it is on donation or free. Thanks so much to 8 Up Records for releasing this beauty, it really made my day.
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